Formocortal (
INN), also known as fluoroformylone, is a
corticosteroid
Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones. Two main classes of corticosteroids, glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, are involv ...
used in
dermatology and
ophthalmology.
It was introduced in around 1970
and is not known to be marketed .
See also
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Glucocorticoid
References
Acetate esters
Acetonides
Secondary alcohols
Chloroarenes
Corticosteroid cyclic ketals
Corticosteroids
Corticosteroid esters
Fluoroarenes
Glucocorticoids
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